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Paragard IUD: claims for a broken device in Texas

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Filing deadline2 years from breakage dateTex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Texas?

Texas: 2 years from device breakage date (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003) A lawyer can confirm yours.

2 years from breakage date

Source: Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Texas Statute of Limitations: Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 16.003 establishes a 2 years limitations period for personal injury and product liability claims. Texas applies the discovery rule in products liability cases, tolling the limitations period until the plaintiff knew or should have known that the Paragard arm fracture caused her injuries — a key protection given that fragments are often discovered only during follow-up imaging or corrective surgery.

Texas has the second-largest population of reproductive-age women in the U.S. IUD use is significant across the state's major metropolitan areas; rural access gaps often lead women to rely on long-acting reversible contraception placed by traveling clinicians, increasing the likelihood that follow-up removal occurs at a different facility with less device history.

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Paragard IUD: claims for a broken device overview. This page covers the local information available for Texas.

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Sources

  1. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003